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Political Playback - 1 October 2026

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Show Notes

In this episode of Political Playback – can we draw any conclusions from the latest polls, and did the media deliberately ignore one of them; what's all the chatter about 'strategic' voting on the right; Family First's Value Your Vote is a must-read before you vote; are the financial books actually in better order than expected; 1News looks for political headlines where there are none; did the National and Labour party campaign launches move the dial; and our Policy Pop Quiz as we give verdicts on boy racer cameras, scrapping the Waitangi Tribunal, student loans, supermarkets; pay equity, and bailing out the media.

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